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Depends on cleaning methods used after sealing. Strong cleaners may strip sealer or weaken them. You can test to see if the sealer is working by opening a bottle of water, fill the cap with some of the water and pour it on some of the areas you are concerned about. See if the water stays on top of the surface for 10 minutes. If so, it is good for a while. If it start seeping into the stone floor, then it time to clean and protect again. Sealer vary as far as how long they last also. Their are some that claims to seal for up 20 years.
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Travertine Tiles versus others?
Travertine tiles are designed to work with high traffic areas. The traditional vinyl tiles are more eaily stained, and often times will need to be replaced for sooner then travertine tiles.
How often should you wash and wax floors in your house?
I would suggest you do it once a day in three days.
What are parquet floors often used for?
Parquet floors are typically wooden floors that are used for flooring the interior of homes. It is also quite often at offices and many other buildings.
What kind of furniture should have casters installed?
Any furniture that is sitting atop hardwood floors or tiled floors, should have casters on them. The casters reduce the possibility and potential of scratching or leaving permanent marks on your floors that can result from moving furniture or just everyday wear and tear. Furniture that may be potentially moved often should have casters. This includes things like chairs and ottomons.
What is travetire -- a kind of floor or wall tile?
Travertine is a natural stone that is often used for floor and wall tiles. Travertine is a type of limestone that is formed in spa areas and has a honeycombe structure. It can be found in many parts of the world but the two main quarrying regions are Italy and Turkey.
What did Prehistoric people often coated their floors with powdered?
Ocher
How often should travertine be sealed?
For most moderate traffic areas and bathroom walls annually is fine. In an entry way or area that gets a lot of foot traffic in shoes as opposed to stocking feet, every 6 months would be more recommended.
Where in your house could you find hardwood?
Hardwood is often used for floors.
How often should you vacuum your new carpet is once a week enough?
once to twice a week is the general time gap that people would go by to vacuum their floors.
Is it safe to vacuum hadwood floors or will it scratch them?
It's perfectly fine to vacuum hardwood floors. However, you may need to refinish them a bit more often.
What kind of rock is Travertine?
Travertine is a sedimentary rock. It is a natural chemical precipitate of carbonate minerals; typically Aragonite, but often recrystallized to or primarily Calcite. Basically, calcium carbonate is deposited from the water of mineral springs or rivulets saturated with calcium bicarbonate. The spring water can either be hot, warm or cold. The amount of deposits may increase with the water's temperature or when biotic material accelerates the precipitation. The ornate columns of travertine in caves is one example of an inorganic chemical sedimentary rock.
Can you install travertine tile over ceramic tile?
Yes you can but it is a difficult and expensive install. Also you can only do it if there are no loose or cracked tile. However, travertine does not "tile over" well- nor does it last very long when doing so in most environments. Travertine is extremely vulnerable to acids and acidic conditions- should any water collect between the two tile layers & their binder and then become acidic (which stagnant water often does) it will begin to disintegrate and ruin the stone (leaving behind holes, etchings, weak spots and chunks of the epoxy/resin filler). Our advice is to completely avoid "tiling over" existing tile with any of the following: travertine, saturnia, or any other calcium carbonate stone from the limestone family- unless the longevity of the stone is not an issue and/or it is not exposed to water (e.g. a temporary display or an indoor fireplace).
